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  fm

  femtometer.
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  Fm

  fermium.
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  FM

  frequency modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying the frequency of the carrier wave.
• fm.
  fm.

  abbreviation

  fathom.
• f.m.
  f.m.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) make a mixture.

fm

¹ American  

Symbol, Physics.

1. femtometer.

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Fm ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. fermium.

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FM ³ American  

1. Electronics. frequency modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying the frequency of the carrier wave.

2. Radio. a system of radio broadcasting by means of frequency modulation.

3. of, relating to, or utilizing such a system.

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fm. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. fathom.

2. from.

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f.m. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) make a mixture.

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fm ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. fathom

2. from

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abbreviation

1. Micronesia

FM ² British  

abbreviation

1. frequency modulation

2. Field Marshal

3. aeronautics figure of merit

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Fm ³ British  

symbol

1. fermium

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FM Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of frequency modulation

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Etymology

Origin of f.m.

From Latin fīat mistūra

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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—Barbara Krasnoff Soma fm Soma fm started life as an actual micropower radio station in San Francisco in 1999 but flipped over to the internet in 2000.

From The Verge ● Apr. 13, 2021

That's a tiny amount — 1 fm is 0.000000000001 millimeter — but is still significantly larger than the error bars on either of the other measurements.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2013

The officiating has created a staccato vibe and turnovers are keeping each team fm looking spectacular.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2010

These things are, to some degree, commodity products now. re ipod fm transmitter: I've never had a problem using my fairly old at this point, FM transmitter.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2009

Then once the hiding was over I’d say to myself, fm going to be so good from here on.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

She is tuned to Anyole 101.2 Fm – Ombogo’s station.

From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2015

Adrep is building a national radio advertising sales network under its My Fm brand in major Chinese cities.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2013

A senior drama major at Pittsburgh's Carnegie-Mellon University, Shari says, "Fm not as interested in accumulating fans as I am in dealing with people."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Fm not going to sit at your table," he once said, "and watch you eat, with nothing on my plate, and call myself a diner."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fm about to ask him why, when Marcus walks back in.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

When a song plays on AM or FM radio in Belgium, Germany, Spain or nearly any other developed country, both the songwriter and the performers get paid royalties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Nene Valley Rock Festival will be held at Grimsthorpe Castle, near Bourne, Lincolnshire, in September, with FM and Focus two of the headliners.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The New York-based audio company announced Tuesday that the frequency will be re-branded as the Fan, becoming the first all-sports FM station in the Los Angeles market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

Brackett is a co-founder of Legacy FM, which designs training programs for facilities-management teams in hospitals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

I wished she wouldn’t broadcast my crush on Maddie FM.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Windowe to Windowe within, Pluckinge ye Blossoms fm. ye Vines, & settinge them in her Girdle.—She seem'd most tall and faire, & swete to look uponn, & itt Anger'd me ye More.—Meanwhiles,

From Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) by Constance Fenimore Woolson